His brother was abducted and murdered and he's never been quite the same player since

It was Sandro that dominated Milan.

I always liked Palacios. He was quality when we signed him from Wigan and it was his debut (i think) when he put in that excellent performance against Wigan.

He just seemed to go off the pace though and his passing let him down a bit. It didn't help that the Spurs fans got on his back massively though - I remember a game when they gave out a sarcastic cheer when he made an accurate pass.

Added to that, the terrible tragedy of his brother being kidnapped and found dead must have taken a huge toll. I specifically remember tthat when he found out his brother was dead, we were playing away at Everton, he found out at 2am and waited till 7am before telling Harry he had to go to Honduras, rather than waking him.

I'll always have time for the guy <o>

What Harrys said.

excellent performance against Wigan
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*against arsenal

$h. eit, i forgot about the incident with his brother

i seem to remember he put in some impressive performances in the CL. was quite surprised when you let him go tbh, i'd always thought he was quality from what i'd seen os him. could have just been picking i;d been picking the right games to watch though, lol

i think you probably were mate. He played alongside Modric who has a far better passing ability. Also the emergence of Sandro pushed him down the pecking order a bit. But he did put in some excellent performances including in the 1-0 win in Milan

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palmers, do you think 'Arry could re-ignite Palacios' career at QPR?

'Arry does seem determined to turn his QPR team into his old Spurs one, he wants palacios and Gallas-he'll be after Modric next

don't click

yes he could but it was also under harry that palacios' career stagnated. I'n not sure how highly Harry rates him but for a weak team like qpr i'm sure Palacios could do a job

I never really saw him at Wigan but for us he was generally poor despite a good start. His passing was poor and I remember one game where he got a few boos for a misplaced pass.

If this was all to do with the death of his brother then he must have been exceptionally close to him.

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For me it was the way we changed our style. We had injuries and this forced us to play Huddlestone and Modric in the centre, after this we bought VDV and they were the most wonderful midfield trio in possession. Palacious could never compete with that standard.

there's no stoke fan on this forum lol. Some boards suck.